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By Us For Us Guides
  • Dementia

The By Us For Us Guides are a series of resources created by people living with dementia and care partners for people living with dementia and care partners. They are designed to help people impacted by dementia by providing tips, strategies, and tools to enhance well-being and manage daily challenges....Read More

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CHOICE+ Checklists
  • Care Team Development
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Workforce Development

The CHOICE+ checklists were created as part of the CHOICE+ program to help improve the mealtime and dining experiences in long-term care and retirement homes....Read More

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Social Isolation: A community conversation guide
  • Care Team Development
  • COVID-19
  • Dementia

Many communities pride themselves on the generosity and caring nature of their citizens. Neighbours supporting neighbours. But what happens when an older adult is less connected and unable to access community supports and resources?...Read More

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Agriculture for Healthy Aging Infographics
  • Food and Nutrition

This series of infographics highlights the health benefits of apples, beans, berries, eggs, and soybeans, and provides easy tips to make these nutrient-rich foods a staple in your diet....Read More

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Assisting a resident living with dementia with dressing and continence
  • Care Team Development
  • Dementia

The Assisting a Resident Living with Dementia with Dressing and Continence resource provides some background information about dementia, as well as strategies to respect residents' routines and preferences, and how to build authentic relationships while helping a person get dressed and ready for the day.

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Bathing a Resident with Dementia
  • Dementia
  • Care Team Development

The Assisting a Resident Living with Dementia to Bathe resource offers some background information about dementia, as well as strategies to ensure dignity and modesty are kept in mind while providing bathing and spa support to people living with dementia.

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CHOICE+ Best-Practices for Relationship-Centered Dining in Residential Care
  • Care Team Development
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Workforce Development

The CHOICE+ Best Practices for Relationship-Centered Dining in Residential Care offers creative ideas and best practices to help make the mealtime experience more relationship-centered. This guide is not an inclusive list but rather some of the best practices observed as part of the research, implementation, and evaluation of the CHOICE+ program.

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CHOICE+ Champion eLearning Course
  • Care Team Development
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Workforce Development

The CHOICE+ Champion eLearning course is a self-paced training session that provides participants with the information, resources, and tools needed to improve the dining experience for residents, with a focus on building team interest in making improvements, engaging keystakeholders (internal teams, family, residents), identifying areas of change, developing an improvement plan, and measuring successes and ongoing goals.

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CHOICE+ Virtual Dining Room Tours
  • Care Team Development
  • Food and Nutrition
  • Workforce Development

Enjoy a virtual walk through one of three dining rooms to see how the CHOICE+ best practices are being implemented. ...Read More

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Designing to Include Dementia & Personhood
  • Dementia

The Designing to Include Dementia & Personhood resource provides helpful tips, information about getting started, key mindsets, research-based recommendations and more for designers and developers who create inclusive products for people living with dementia....Read More

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